Being held with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, the 2014 edition, which claims to offer the widest range of products and services under one roof, and one of the region’s prime trade shows, will run up to April 16, featuring over 400 exhibition booths from Bangladesh, Bahrain, China, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, the United States alongside local Saudi companies.

Organized by Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions (ACE), the Saudi food, hotel and hospitality Arabia fair provides a vast trade and sourcing platform for exporters, buyers, exhibitors and visitors alike, as well as hosting a number of lucrative networking opportunities, competitions and live events.

As part of its extended five-day format, the event will host Jeddah’s open cooking championship and art de table competition, which gathers professional chefs, who work in five-star hotels and restaurants to showcase their creations. The competition is sponsored and co-organized by Nestle, Saudi Arabian Chefs Table Circle and World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS).

The fair has proven to be a “highly anticipated event benefiting both the tourism and business sectors in Saudi Arabia,” ACE’s VP Zahoor Siddique said. It brings together a large number of participating countries from across the globe, while spreading Jeddah’s name as a premier business and tourism hub in the region.